Not if NO's defense can get to Manning like they beat up Favre tonight. We all know that Peyton usually folds like a cheap tent after he takes a couple good hits.
Really? He was sacked twice in the first series (or the 1st and 2nd, I can't remember) last night, then went on to hand 24 unanswered points on the Jets.
Fold? Really?
I bet we know someone else who has that exact same face when they win.They get inside Manning's head and we get to see that famous head down, pout face. It usually makes the front page of the Indy Star every year when they lose in the playoffs.
I bet we know someone else who has that exact same face when they win.
I guess you forget all of Peyton's past post season games. You know he doesn't exactly have a stellar post season career don't you? How do you think San Diego has beat them in the past? They get inside Manning's head and we get to see that famous head down, pout face. It usually makes the front page of the Indy Star every year when they lose in the playoffs.
He's in denial.You are aware they won last night, right? San Diego lost last week (just bringing you up to speed).
You are aware they won last night, right? San Diego lost last week (just bringing you up to speed).
The playoffs are over and no one got in his head (not even close - against the #1 and #3 defenses in the league). No one did it during the regular season, either.
No matter how badly you want it...Brady is sitting at home.I think Manning's post season record has improved to 9-8 since this article as it was written on the 16th. Brady's post season record was 14-4 in the article.
No matter how badly you want it...Brady is sitting at home.
I think the Colts will beat NO. It just depends on who the NFL wants to win. The Colts have been their darlings for the last several years.
I hope not. I don't know how much more "WHO DAT!??" I can take...Is NO the new NFL darlings?
You have a point.
I hope not. I don't know how much more "WHO DAT!??" I can take...
I'm not a fan of the stadium deal either. But I blame that on Irsay and Bart Peterson. Manning, Saturday, Sanders and Wayne had nothing to do with it. I think the blame should be placed where it is deserved rather than misdirected.Believe it or not, I used to be a fan of the Colts years ago. I ceased being a fan before the new stadium deal. The colts have been underachievers for many years and there is only so much mediocrity I can take. I'd have more pride in an 0-16 team that slugs it out every game an eeks out a win or two than a 16-0 team that quits and only does enough to get by. Doing just enough to get by has backfired on the Colts for many years now.
If it settles your dander any, I think the Colts will beat NO. It just depends on who the NFL wants to win. The Colts have been their darlings for the last several years. Is NO the new NFL darlings?
If it weren't for Colts bashing your post count would be 3. J/KWhile I enjoy watching it, I don't obsess over it.
I'm not a fan of the stadium deal either. But I blame that on Irsay and Bart Peterson. Manning, Saturday, Sanders and Wayne had nothing to do with it. I think the blame should be placed where it is deserved rather than misdirected.
And even with that said...as much as I dislike Irsay...I can't fault a business man for seeking the best deal he could get. The majority of the blame should be shouldered by local politicians. When the new stadium deal was finally hammered out amid rightful grumblings by the general public an editorial was published by the Indy Star...in that editorial the Colts organization refuted rumors that they threatened to move the team if they were not given a new stadium. In short the Colt brass said the offer was made to them. Peterson never denied those claims by the Colts organization. True or not? Who knows...
Oh no...I have no problem criticizing Irsay. I think the guy is a snake. I'll even leave his drug habit out of it. But honestly....can you name a business man in Indy that wouldn't have jumped on the deal he was offered? Does it make it right? Absolutely not. I was not in any way meaning Irsay is blameless. But I do think politicians should shoulder most of the blame for offering the deal in the first place. Personally...I'd have called Mayflower for them. They could have gotten a repeat customer discount.The players are just as guilty. Pro-sports players and team owners are the biggest receivers of welfare in this nation. I have no problem with players making tens of millions a year. I do have a problem when the NFL, team owners, and players go out of their way to take tax income in order to allow wages to stay in the stratosphere. It happens in the NFL to the tune of tens of millions, on a smaller scale, it reaches six-figure levels (United Way, Indianapolis Downtown Inc., CIB, etc.). If Manning, Saturday, Sanders, and Wayne only made half of their income, and the league minimum was $100K/year instead of $250K/year, team owners would have more money to build their palaces, which help build the sport. Instead of the fair way of doing things, all the above conspire to keep their wages sky high and let the taxpayers build their workplaces for them.
So the ends justify the means with regards to Ir? Just because his theft of taxpayer money is legal, we shouldn't criticize him? Is there no more moral compass in this country, of what is right and what is wrong, so long as it is legal, it is fair, equitable, and not able to be criticized? Yes, the politicians are the people with the most blame, but those who receive welfare are just as much to blame. Should be never blame inner city teens who constantly get pregnant and add to the welfare rolls? Are they just maximizing their income by continuing to have kid after kid, and therefore shouldn't be faulted?
The players are just as guilty. Pro-sports players and team owners are the biggest receivers of welfare in this nation. I have no problem with players making tens of millions a year. I do have a problem when the NFL, team owners, and players go out of their way to take tax income in order to allow wages to stay in the stratosphere. It happens in the NFL to the tune of tens of millions, on a smaller scale, it reaches six-figure levels (United Way, Indianapolis Downtown Inc., CIB, etc.). If Manning, Saturday, Sanders, and Wayne only made half of their income, and the league minimum was $100K/year instead of $250K/year, team owners would have more money to build their palaces, which help build the sport. Instead of the fair way of doing things, all the above conspire to keep their wages sky high and let the taxpayers build their workplaces for them.
So the ends justify the means with regards to Ir? Just because his theft of taxpayer money is legal, we shouldn't criticize him? Is there no more moral compass in this country, of what is right and what is wrong, so long as it is legal, it is fair, equitable, and not able to be criticized? Yes, the politicians are the people with the most blame, but those who receive welfare are just as much to blame. Should be never blame inner city teens who constantly get pregnant and add to the welfare rolls? Are they just maximizing their income by continuing to have kid after kid, and therefore shouldn't be faulted?
Let me ask you. Because I believe you work in the private sector. Your boss comes in tomorrow and tells you he's going to double your salary by raising the cost of either the product or service your company provides. You know this cost will just be absorbed by and passed on by other companies to their customers. Would you turn down the raise?What you will find out here that arguing for freedom is considered more juvenile than arguing for mature things like how much better Manning is than Brady.
Yes, I do believe Manning, Saturday, and the other players have some responsibility for this new stadium. They demand their salaries. Colts income must equal more than outgoing expenses. If Irsay were forced to build his own stadium and make his own mortgage payments instead of the taxpayers, his income would not be greater than the rest of his expenses. If we forced the burden of cost back on to Irsay, that would necessarily force Irsay to reduce cost or raise his ticket prices astronomically. If he can't sell the tickets at a price to cover expenses, then he must reduce those expenses. The cost of brick and mortar for the stadium is a pretty fixed cost. Salaries aren't.
My dander isn't up. The people that argue for the loss of freedom and subsidizing professional sports are another reason why I don't give a flying F about this country any more. If I did, I'd have an coronary. These types of people are the ones driving our country into a third world cesspool and they don't care as long as they get to root on their Colts every Sunday.
Who is John Galt.